Railroad-mileage-ticket holder.



No. 650,940. Patented June 5, I900. T. N. KERR.

RAILROAD MILEAGE TICKET HOLDER.

- (Application filed Jan. 8, 1900.) (No Model.)

WITNESSES 64. MW dwm THOMAS N; KERR, oFcoLu BUs, OHIO.

RAILROAD-MILEAG E-TIOKET HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Fatent'No. 650,940, dated June 5,1900.

Application filed January 3, 1900. Serial 110.290. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Beit known that I, THOMAS N. KERR, a citizen of the United States,residing at Columbus, in the county of Franklin and State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Railroad- Mileage-TicketHolders; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as willenable others skilled inthe art to which it 'appertains to make and use the same.

Theobject of this invention is to provide an improvedmileage-tieket-strip holder of such form that it shall bediificult, ifnotentirely impracticable, for scalpers to deal in them.

The invention consists of an envelop to contain a folded strip-ticket,the sidesof which are formed of stiff flat material, the same beingclosed at all edges, and devices other than the material of the envelopitself securing or binding the edges of the envelop, said devices beingof such character that if removed they will ordinarily be visiblydisfigured or destroyed, and a slit in one of said sides permitting thewithdrawal of the ticket-strip, but of such narrowness as to precludethe replacing of the said strip when withdrawn, in

connection with a ticket-strip retaining and tearing bar, substantiallyas hereinafter described and claimed. \Vith such a ticket of course theoriginal pn "chaser m retenter into a suitable contract with the venderthat if the holder or envelop be mutilated or if the ticket be withdrawnmore than a prescribed nu mber of mile-representing parts beforepresentation for transportation the ticket shall be void. It may beremarked here, however, that the idea of a narrow slit calculated toprevent the replacing of a strip into a closed envelop is not new, forthis is indicated in the patent of WV. D. Bates, No, 596,353, datedDecember 28, 1897, for a sales-slip; but the envelop in Batess patent isnot constructed like that herein described, nor is it adapted to thestringent conditions incident to preventing the unauthorized barteringof railroad-mileage tickets.

In the accom panyingdrawings,in which one embodiment of the invention isshown, Figure 1 is a face or front view of the holder with a portion ofthe mileagestrip pulled out. Fig.

riveting-eyelets 2 or other suitable fastenin gs. I

The eyelets or fastenings are covered with a concealing-strip 3, pastedor glued to the three edges, so that it shall be necessary to mutilateor disfigure the concealing-strip to remove the eyelets. Transverselyacross one side of the envelop and preferably nearer one end thereof ismade a narrow slit 4, just long enough to permit the withdrawal of theticketstrip 5, and secured at a short distance beyond this is aretaining-bar 6, the edge of which is used to assist the conductor intearing oif the portion of the ticket taken for fare. When theticket-exit slit 4 in the envelop is made at a distance from both endsof the euvelop, the folds of the ticket may lie on both sides of theslit, thereby increasing the difiiculty of replacing the ticket if anyconsiderable portion of it has been pulled out. The ticket-strip is ofcourse put into and secured at one end in the envelop before thefastenings are put around the open edges thereof. The miles representedby the ticket-strip in such a holder will not be numbered consecutively,as heretofore, otherwise the purpose of the device will be defeated; butfor the convenience of the conductor in counting the number to be takenelf the ticket will be divided into blocks of ten or five, as indicatedin the drawings. The purchaser of the ticket, for his own information,will of course preserve a memorandum of the number of miles used fromtime to time, so that he may at all times know the exact numberremaining in What I claim, and desire to soon re by Let ters Patent, is-

- Anenvelop to contain a folded mileage stripticket the sides of whichare formed of s'tifi the slit when withdrawn, and a strip retaining*hl'iat material the same being closed atail edges, and tearing bar 6 onthe side of the envelop,- and devices other than the material oftheensubstantially as and for the purpose de-' velop itself secnrin'g orbinding the edges of scribed.

5 theenvelop, said devices being of such char- In testimony whereof Iaflix my signature I5 act-er that if removed they will ordinarily be inpresence of two witnesses. visibly'disfigured or destroyed, a slit inone of said sides permitting the withdrawal of the Witnesses:ticket-strip, but of such narrownessas to' pre- GEO. M. FINCKEL, nocl-nde the replacing of the said strip through E. E. NACE.

THOMAS if. KERR.-

